Oven-Roasted Abbacchio with Potatoes

Recipe category
Country
Region

Roman-style

Number of servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
2 kg milk-fed lamb (leg and ribs, preferably with kidney)
1.5 kg potatoes
4 piece(s) sprigs of rosemary
2 clove(s) garlic
1 cup(s) wine
1 cup(s) olive oil
pinch salt
pinch peppercorns
Directions
  1. Make cuts in the meat with a sharp, thin-bladed knife, and insert a small piece of garlic and a small sprig of rosemary into each cut.
  2. Place the meat in a baking dish and drizzle it with olive oil and wine.
  3. Season with salt and pepper, adding two sprigs of rosemary, and let the abbacchio rest and marinate for twelve hours.
  4. Place the abbacchio in a preheated oven at 180°C and, halfway through cooking, add the potatoes, peeled, washed, and cut into large wedges.
  5. Continue cooking for about two hours, taking care to baste the abbacchio and potatoes occasionally with the cooking juices.
  6. Finally, arrange it on a serving platter and serve hot.